WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2021
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juliebeeeee wrote: »Ginger, hugs, I am not great at intermittent fasting. cause going back to eating can be a bit weird. I used to fast and then overeat, (or visa versa) in my early 20s so when I fast it can evoke that weirdness. I tend to go for slow and steady, though I know intermittent fasting is now, presently, often recommended. at one point though my natural rhythm in summer vacation was breakfast at about 10h30 or so and lunch/dinner at about 5pm. It was during those decades when I naturally had no weight issues, easily kept weight off without effort.
Julie Thanks for the HUGS. I need them. I’m trying different things. Just exploring ideas and concepts. I feel really good when I’m fasting - but I agree the next day of eating can trigger a binge. I think I’ve had a binge problem most of my life. I think it’s my method for self-soothing. My life has been one big experiment with dieting.
✳️ My best dieting results come from just sticking with Dr. Eric Westman’s version of Keto. No Sugar. No starch. Carbs limited to a total of 20g. (Total - not Net) Eat when hungry. Stop when comfortably full. Staying with real food as much as possible.
I prefer coffee and water in the morning. I like my coffee with stevia drops and 1 tablespoon of Heavy Whipping Cream or Nutpods. I slipped into the habit of having one meal a day. I didn’t get hungry until the evening. A meal is usually a serving of meat, a salad and a cooked vegetable. Add avocado or olive oil and crumbled bacon Some days - I’d have a lunch of cheese, hard boiled egg and deli Turkey or chicken. Or maybe tuna salad. Once I got in the groove. I wasn’t hungry. Didn’t have cravings. The inflammation in my body went away and I felt great. But, I’ll hit an emotional wall - and lose my mind for a night or two or three. I started the fasting because it seemed to stop the clock on the binges and helped to use up the carb overload.
✳️ I was walking more before. I think more than exercise - the walking helps my mindset. So, I may be rolling out of bed into shoes for a quick 10 minute walk to start. That takes me around the corner and back. About a half mile walk. Then, as I get used to it - I stretch it out to a mile. Then, more later.
✳️ I’m also looking into 2 other concepts:
1. Protein Sparing Modified Fasting (there are different types of fasts). On fast days you eat lean protein, keep carbs to as close to zero as possible and keep fat to 30g. I could see this method preventing refeeding binges.
2. Data Driven Fasting. Using blood glucose readings as a fuel gauge. Eat when hungry and test BG for a few days before and after meals to find your target reading. Then train yourself not to eat until you reach that reading. And, learning to eat nutrient rich foods. The idea is to allow your body to use up the excess glucose stores, then move on to using stored fat. I’ve been testing blood glucose almost daily for 3 years now. Just to become more aware.
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Yogi had a long day, just gave him a bath. He’s looking at father who is outside. We love him so.
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Hello Folks!
Save yourself and skip this - unless you need the distraction. I’m afraid this turned into a rant to get stuff off my chest.
✳️ This year has been one thing after another. I thought 2020 was bad - but 2021 is throwing a lot of challenges at us. We lost 2 dear cousins. Both my age. Both good friends. Lisa has Parkinson’s and had a fourth heart attack. Ronnie had a stroke - 6 days after carotid artery surgery. And, my 37 year old “niece” was killed when she was hit by a car. She was actually the daughter of another of my dear cousins. And she was here at our home frequently. She stayed with Mom when we needed to go out. She cleaned house for us often. She gave mother mani/pedis. And, she loved making special healing elixers for us. And, my oldest cousin at 83 - just lost his wife. They were married a long time.
✳️ And, it seems every time we’ve turned around - something else around here breaks. In January we had to replace our central HVAC system. Feb - a pipe broke on the water well. Thankfully, that was an easier fix. March - 3 of my teeth decided to fail. April - We had the septic tanks pumped out. Our hot water heater died and the new one needs the anode rod replaced. It’s giving off a smell to the water. And I finally decided to replace my car’s seriously cracked windshield. (That was a good thing. Great experience.)
Now... the oven doesn’t work right - Sear’s came out and said it would be cheaper to buy a new range. I think power surges may have gotten it during big storms. Hubby’s pick-up truck needs a new transmission. His little car needs a new gear shift. His Fitbit quit working... again. 🙄 His cellphone needs to be replaced - battery is swollen in it. (I replaced mine last year for the same reason.) My 10+ year old laptop needs to be replaced. The bathroom ceiling has a leak and we’ve had lots of rain so the ceiling has a bulge in it. The bath tub faucet needs to be replaced and a bolt broke on the toilet base! 🙄 We need to go shopping and start working down this list. And, hubby has the handyman working on other projects - like the boat and building more fencing.
✳️This year - Hubby had oral surgery to get dental implants. Yesterday - I had oral surgery to extract 3 teeth and bone graft material added - in prep for implants. Next week - I get cataract surgery - if new insurance approves my doctor. That was a whole other mess. Health insurance SNAFUs all year since Hubby became eligible for Medicare. Just one error after another. Our doctor decided they were only accepting one Medicare advantage plan - and it wasn’t Hubby’s. So they dropped us both - though I wasn’t on Medicare. The insurance switched us to another doctor. I finally got that straight. But, our employer’s benefit department uploaded the full list of enrollments to the wrong insurance company. We found out when we got the welcome packages and new cards. Geez! Then, once we got that straightened out - my doctor decided to drop my insurance group. But, they didn't tell me because their system still had wrong info. I had to scramble to get into another group to get a doctor to give me clearance for cataract surgery. Now, there’s a question of whether they’ll approve my ophthalmologist. Whew!
✳️ I remind myself - Our blessings are many. Both of my parents are in relative good health at age 94. Dad will be 95 next month. Mom lives with us. She’s still on her own 2 feet and enjoys her hobbies. Dad is in memory care. But, he knows who we are and enjoys our visits. Our daughter, son-in-law and the 2 grands are doing well. GS is at Texas A&M - Computer Engineering. GD is in high school enjoying all the activities. She’s on the drill team. She stepped away from her dance team to enjoy more high school. She’s a fabulous dancer - but that took a lot of her time. She still does some dance - just not as heavily focused as before. And, I enjoy great closeness and friendships with my 6 siblings. I know that’s not the case for everyone - so I count it a great blessing. Plus, we are fortunate to have the means to handle all these challenges thrown our way.
✳️ This year when I set up my annual planner - I gave each quarter a focus: Q1 Reset, Q2 Refresh, Q3 Reassess, Q4 Wrap-up & Rejoice. And, I’m giving each month a sort of theme related to the quarterly focus: J- Reset, F- Declutter, M- Reorganize, A- Refresh, M-Replenish, J- Renew. I wonder if I set this (broken stuff) all in motion... 🤔
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Wow really late with posting today.
Mange to due one hour of swimming today with five minutes of hot tub time. My knees now love me.
Ginger-in-Texas big hugs.
Tomorrow will be a better day.
Jenn
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I am having an impromptu sleepover with our Grands tonight. Their Mom was going to puppy sit for her sister. I asked what the kids were doing and she said staying with their Dad. I said why not bring them to me so he gets a break too. They jumped at the chance and are having a date night at her sisters house with only the puppy to care for. They were quite excited.
I am quite excited because I miss these two like crazy! Jonah got his surprise sword and shield Rodger made for him. Michaela allowed a snuggle. I should have been doing some work but this was a much better way to spend the day!
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Tracey - What a grand time!!!
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx who is going out for an early run. 3 -
My husband, cat and I are home from our holiday. We spent the last 8 days in a couple locations in northern Tasmania. The plan was to do lots of cycling and running but the weather was not brilliant. A low pressure system came through with lots of wind and rain. We did some walking (& shopping) and cycled three times including a 50 km ride when the weather finally calmed down and dried up a little. Otherwise we rested. I had some long night's sleeps and spent quite a bit of time reading - finished one book, read a whole one and started a third. Imagine sitting or lying in a nice warm bed or in front of the fireplace on a blustery afternoon reading and dozing ... that was me. I did a few computer-y things as well, like organising my bookmarks. And I have tomorrow (Monday) off too.
Garden --
When we got home I discovered that a whole lot of my snowpeas had become ripe. I've eaten several and will have to pick more tomorrow. I might also have to tuck a few bulbs back underground. I don't know if it was the rain or birds or a possum but a few seem to be above ground.
Anniversary --
Also, I was just looking through my memories on FB and was reminded that I have now been in Australia for 12 years. I really didn't think I would stay that long. I figured I would be here 10 years ... but we've shot past that now!
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I am sorry to hear about the difficulties you've been having. I hope for smooth sailing for the second half of the yeargrogers511 wrote: »Hello Folks!
✳️ This year when I set up my annual planner - I gave each quarter a focus: Q1 Reset, Q2 Refresh, Q3 Reassess, Q4 Wrap-up & Rejoice. And, I’m giving each month a sort of theme related to the quarterly focus: J- Reset, F- Declutter, M- Reorganize, A- Refresh, M-Replenish, J- Renew. I wonder if I set this (broken stuff) all in motion... 🤔
—Ginger-in-Texas
I'm doing something like that but not quite so organised. 2021 is my year of trying to catch up on all the things I've left because of my husband's injury 3 years ago and because of the 5+ years I spent getting my Master's degree. I'm slowly ... S-L-O-W-L-Y ... chipping my way through the list. At the half way point, I'm guessing that 2022 will also be a year of trying to catch up as well.
M in Oz
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Summer!
Summer. Summer. Summer. Summer.
Summer!
I could also manage an Autumn now and then ... but mostly summer.
M in Oz2 -
"Get to do"s and "chose well"sChose well: BP, logged into SWOCC and its email, returned R’s call, NIMS, ICS and NFPA to Chief, loan pre-approval extract to DH, dogs to powerline.Joyful June:
Bonus: another load laundry, 2+ hrs gardening including fertilizing potatoes, transplanding Sinky IV and Pastor’s wife’s zucchini.
Get to do: take BP, dogs to powerline, figure out how to see what’s using all our mobile data, USE those torture bands/do that BB&B video, call S, fire district: minutes, contact list, drop off cookies, ongoing: input 2019 call sheets into NFIRS, work with chief on equipment letter, substance abuse policy, NFIRS mutual aid and other missing details, ask for boots donator contact info, appreciation letter or certificate to boots donator, index mutual aid files; watch STAS Day 20, declutter sideboard, learn new dances (Nothing but You, Do Your Thing, A Little Less Broken, Blame it on my beating heart, Homesick; practice dances: One Margarita, I’m so used to being broke, All Night, Pure Movies to Wine, Beer, Whiskey, I ain’t never gonna love nobody but Cornell Crawford (Alley cat),); finish mulching flowerbed, invest another 10 minutes in prepping living trust, Freddie’s for complete series TDAP <$48, get Shingrix vaccine, find and configure a screen time popup, figure out where to plant the last of the naked lady bulbs, and soon as it warms up above 50 and dries out below 60% humidity I’ll tape and spray paint those rusted areas of Aunt Elsie’s stove. ask Terry about GB’s FD firetruck tax levy – contacts, media, advocate???, Reward: inventory seeds, plan this spring’s garden, wishlist replenishments (Milena F1 orange peppers).
12- Write a gratitude letter to thank someone: Dr. Karin Trujillo Univ. NE Med. Ctr. Buffett Cancer Ctr.
Rain held off ‘til evening so was able to get some long postponed garden tasks done. Down at the powerline it was downright warm, humid and sultry, real pineapple express weather. Some fool started burning brush pile despite the fact that fire season no-burn restrictions started weeks ago. Forecast rain is no excuse, last week lightning ignited several fires amidst rain storms. Pfaugh!
Julie thanks for the family choir, it made me smile.
Heather thanks for the Kettlewell info (https://www.kettlewellcolours.co.uk/us/products/new-in/item/linen-notch-neck) Spendy but very tempting, if only they offered it in PXL
Max has a girlfriend? Ack! They grow up SOOOO fast!
Dgarlic1 Cute cat! Brava for persisting, pet allergies are so frustrating. Our wheaten Dixie of beloved memory had severe environmental allergies, grass and cottonwood. Sometimes it felt like she was allergic to air ;}
Lisa your bread making info almost inspires me to try again… almost
Michele
Debbie I’m suffering stone fruit envy and I’m not even that fond of apricots. Cherries for 99 cents/lb? They’re almost $3/lb in the stores here. One thing I miss about living in the Bay Area is the plentiful, wholesome and reasonably priced produce.
Katla grand kids will have such a fun memory of sleeping on the floor. Enjoy the coast!
Pip Smoooch that pooch!
Ginger ((hugs)) What an overwhelming year so far! Brava for sticking to your “no binge” accountability in spite of everything.
Tracey the pics, especially your smile
Machka your resting holiday sounds like exactly what you’ve been needing for such a very long time. Autumn for me.
Allie fingers X’d and prayers for Monday’s appointment.
Pouring down rain at last. Thankful.
Lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
June: leaner/stronger/kinder than May.2021: choose to be leaner/stronger/kinder NOW
daily: sit with Joe: 12, weigh/wii: 12/0/0; steps>6362=4009, vits=11, log=12, CI<CO=12, CI<250<CO=8, Tumble=8, Shadow=11 mfp=12, outside=14, up hill=10, clean 10=2.
wkly: Sun: Mon: Tue: LD=2 Wed: TC=2 PW=1 Thurs: PW=1, watched part of principles of pilates. Fri: TC=2 Sat: PW=1, rX x4=2.
wt=1/31:141.3 2/28:142.4 3/31:145.3 4/30:141.5 5/31:142.4 6/6:141.8 6/12: 6/20: 6/27: 6/30:
mnthly: board mtg=1, grant=1, 21 plan=, waist=42.0
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On holiday ...
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Grf. Had a long post done, and poofed it as I went scrambling down a pig trail when something I wrote to y'all made me think of the research I'm doing for an article. Oh well, probably not that earthshaking.
Tracey - LOVE those pictures of the grand.
Heather - cannot believe Max is old enough to have a girlfriend!
Barbara AHMOD - Baking is an art, not a science. Not sure why that little canard took off, but I hate that people get intimidated by being told they have to use the exact measurements in the recipe or it won't work. it deters people from trying... Baking is fun, because, unlike so many things, you can eat your mistakes (most of the time!)
Speaking of which, I need to get the next batch of bread going - half will go for Corey's sandwich buns for the week, and the other half, I'll shape and flash freeze. I'll put them out to thaw Thursday night, and they'll be ready to bake the next morning. The cinnamon rolls sold like crazy, as well, but I will probably make them fresh Friday so everything's as fresh as it can be on Saturday.
Oh - and for those that were waiting on the sequel to my mystery story, I pulled it down off Vella for the time being, as Amazon is dragging their feet about coming out of beta--in other words, I can see it, but you still can't. It's still on my radar, but until they get the kinks out of Vella and get it live, I won't be able to send a link to you.
Later, y'all,
Love,
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Lisa- I am adding my grrr to yours! Just wrote and went poof! I will try again later, gotta get on the road!
Hugs!
Love!
Laughter!
TTFN
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Spring for me! Spring! Spring! Spring! (Hate the occasional heat of summer and the crowds in all the nice places, including gorgeous Hove)
Love spring flowers. Love sunny days with cool temperatures.
My early run with DH was wonderful. By the time we started our return at 8.40 the seafront was starting to fill up. Previously, it had just been locals and the swimming clubs.
Came back for 35 mins rowing , then washed my hair and gave myself a much needed pedicure. First one in 19 months! Blue nail varnish. Then put colourless on my fingernails.
Feels good.
Max doesn't have a girlfriend. I deliberately wrote girl friend. She is a friend, who is a girl, and loves cricket. My elder son's best friends at junior school were always girls. Max has boy friends as well, but I do think it's great that he has a girl friend too. My best friends at school were sometimes boys, sometimes girls.
England playing football in the Euros this afternoon. I will be upstairs rowing and watching foreign language films. DH will be in his study watching football. Not my bag. 
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Morning ladies
Im awake and fed Alfie,i have bread thawing to bake off later on..
Going to hop in the shower in a bit..
I had a real bad dream and i remember it ,that Tracy and Kyle were in a car accident and she lost the baby,but somehow I was watching the baby.. just really weird but woke me up for sure...will have to text Tracy about Tal,She hasnt really put effort into school and told me she will be getting 3 Fs ,so its eitger she is held back or summer school.🙄
But I cant say much because i wasnt a great student either..3 -
On holiday ...
Machka in Oz
Machka - Decorative cat you've got there
If I were forced to choose a single season, it would probably have to be summer, for the sake of the gardening. But I'd demand to be near one of the poles. I can't tolerate anything above room temperature anymore. Fortunately, I don't have to choose a single season. ALL the extreme seasons of the Arctic delight me—from cool summers under the midnight sun to icy darkness when the North Star shines straight overhead and moonlight makes the snow glisten.
We're holding our heads above water here. The countdown to our move is speeding up, though. Less than three more weeks in the High Arctic.
We're having a friend over for dinner tonight despite the cardboard boxes and dust kitties everywhere. We've got far more wine than we can drink up ourselves before we move, and we can't take it with us without a lot of rigamarole in customs. But our friend can help us decimate the supply somewhat. I'm making a hearty beef stew to be served with my sourdough bread, which is world-famous in all of Longyearbyen.
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My age is really showing or maybe it's the fact that I don't get out much! I thought today was Father's Day and bought my hubby a bottle of his favorite whiskey and a card. Texted my son Happy Father's DAy and then found out it is next Sunday. Oh Well! I tried.
Lisa ~ Your baking is wonderful. I bet your house always smells delicious!
Tracey ~ You and Michaela look so much alike...two pretty people. Your grand son is lucky to have a grandpa who makes him wonderful toys.
Debbie ~ Do you peel the apricots before you cook them? The cooked results look yummy.
Ginger ~ You have gone through so much this year. Hugs!
Happy Sunday to All....Carol in GA 2 -
Carol,
Thank you! And yes the smells from all the baking just permeate the house. Luckily my husband loves it, and neither of us eat lots of sweets, so it's not too bad in terms of being destructive to my eating.
Later,
Love,
Lisa4
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